Yerkin Ussenbekov

Versatile planning & project control engineer with 13+ years of rich experience in heavy industries - oil & gas and railway infrastructure projects in the Middle East and Kazakhstan.
Portfolio of oil & gas projects includes complete oilfield infrastructure (greenfield and brownfield), oil & gas treatment plants, oil pump stations, oil terminals and cross-country trunk oil & gas pipelines. Cumulative value of projects exceeds USD 4 billion.
Unique blend of experience with both EPC contractors and client companies. Proven track record of successfully managing contracts from tendering stage to execution, close-out and handover to end user.
Skilled in managing planning & controls across the project lifecycle – basic design, FEED, detailed design, engineering, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning & start up – of large value projects up to USD 2.5 billion.
Adept in adopting tools like critical path methods (CPM) and earned value management (EVM) to monitor achievement of schedule performance, cost performance and other Key performance indexes (KPI) with analytical reporting at different Levels of WBS (Level 3 and below).
Skilled in assessing risks and identifying areas of concern across project stages to develop viable mitigation and recovery plans.
Well versed in modern project management techniques including use of Primavera P6 and MS Project for effective planning, budgeting, scheduling, monitoring & controlling project scopes, schedules and costs to achieve milestone & financial objectives.
Certified Project Manager Level C (IPMA®),Certified International Commercial Contracts Manager CICCM (IPSCMI) and Six Sigma Green Belt (IQF USA) certified professional.
International experience of working with teams across Kazakhstan, Russia, Europe, China, India, UAE, Iraq and Asia.
Deft in coordinating with all internal & external stakeholders and leading motivating & monitoring multinational teams eliciting superior performances.